Volume:July, 2019
Jal Shakti Abhiyan- A New Initiative of Government
A time-bound and mission mode campaign through newly launched ambitious programme Jal Shakti Abhiyan has been started from 1st July 2019. This programme has a focus on tackling the bad situation of ground water in water-stressed parts of the country. The initiative will go very apt dealing with the critical and over-exploited blocks of the Himachal Pradesh. The abhiyan is targeted to cover all states facing south-west monsoon through campaign mode from 1st July 2019 to 15th September, 2019 and states facing north-east monsoon from 1st October, 2019 to 30th November, 2019. Major intervention will be made through water conservation & rain-water harvesting, renovation of traditional water bodies, watershed development, recharging groundwater sources and intensive afforestation measures.
Contributor:
Pravesh Kumar
Core Faculty(Watershed Management)
pravesh_sharma83@yahoo.com
